Where does “claustrarius” come from?
claustrarius (Latin) comes from Latin claustrum, from Latin claudere, from Latin claudo, from Proto-Italic klaudō — close.
claustrarius (Latin): locksmith; person who makes locks for doors
Definitions
- locksmith; person who makes locks for doors
Ancestry of “claustrarius”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | claustrum | a bar, band, bolt; gate, door, bulwark; enclosure |
| 2 | Latin | claudere | present active infinitive of claudō;... |
| 3 | Latin | claudo | I shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | klaudō | close |